Tuesday, November 3, 2026, is Election Day in the United States, with control of Congress and 36 state governorships on the line. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are being contested.
Republicans currently hold a 218-214 edge in the House, with one independent member caucusing with them and two seats vacant, according to the Indian Express. In the Senate, Republicans hold 53 seats to the Democrats' 45, with two independents caucusing with the Democrats; Vice President JD Vance would cast a tie-breaking vote. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to reach 51 and control the chamber.
Polling places across the country open between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. local time, though hours vary by state and sometimes by county or congressional district. Early voting has already closed in Texas and is nearing its end in other states, the Indian Express reported.
Results are expected to begin streaming in on Tuesday evening. The Cook Political Report rates seven Senate contests as toss-ups, spanning Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas, the Indian Express said. In Georgia, a runoff is scheduled for December 1 if no candidate wins a majority.
A Pew Research Center survey taken from September 28 to October 4 found 44% of registered voters backing their district's Democratic candidate and 36% backing the Republican, with 15% undecided.
Mashable has compiled a list of resources for following the election, including live result trackers from the Associated Press, Bloomberg, NBC, CNN, ABC, Fox News and The New York Times. Nonpartisan trackers such as the Brennan Center for Justice, VoteHub and 270toWin will also offer race-by-race data, and X plans to display a Congressional seat tracker powered by Decision Desk HQ.
Election watchdogs have flagged the risk of AI-powered misinformation running rampant online. NewsGuard is tracking false claims, and the Brennan Center is publishing fact checks on election security.